date:Jun 12, 2015
even naturally derived, is still a nitrite. So, as consumers become increasingly concerned about the ingredients in their food, manufacturers could find that using such natural cures could be considered equally dubious to using conventional nitrites. In addition, until very recently, formulating with these products was tricky, at bestnot always yielding perfect results.
As recently as 10 years ago, food manufacturers had to calculate the conversion of plant-based nitrates into nitrites themselv